We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Mississippi Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
7,445	65.11%	$72,685	H-1B
3,052	26.69%	$23,543	H-2A
889	7.78%	$56,985	PERM
48	0.42%	$61,885	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Mississippi has seen a total of 11,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Mississippi is the H-1B visa with 7,445 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 65.11% of Mississippi's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,052 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 26.69% of Mississippi's total visas.

Top Occupations in Mississippi (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Production Managers	20	$86,465	80.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	19	$34,858	79.17%
Epidemiologists	18	$44,436	78.26%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$50,871	77.27%
Engineers, All Other	17	$58,554	77.27%
Biological Technicians	16	$34,431	72.73%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	16	$65,555	76.19%
Information Technology Project Managers	16	$68,285	80.00%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	15	$61,161	78.95%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	15	$38,031	78.95%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	2	$76,970	66.67%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	2	$80,257	66.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2	$35,725	66.67%
Chemists	2	$50,263	66.67%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	2	$106,943	66.67%
Cost Estimators	2	$41,933	66.67%
Materials Engineers	2	$85,696	66.67%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2	$27,664	66.67%
Engineers, All Other	2	$64,231	66.67%
Information Security Analysts	2	$54,527	66.67%

Mississippi Employees Over Time

Mississippi has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 501 employees were hired. Mississippi peaked in 2016 with 659 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 577 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Mississippi From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	111	$71,369	36.16%
Bangladesh	91	$19,642	32.62%
South Korea	58	$23,141	31.69%
China	48	$39,800	30.97%
Vietnam	39	$20,319	46.43%
Mexico	31	$48,397	39.24%
Philippines	19	$29,206	32.20%
South Africa	18	$39,689	37.50%
Pakistan	17	$85,123	41.46%
Nepal	15	$94,318	36.59%

Top Hiring Companies in Mississippi (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cyient Inc	72	$54,456	79.12%
Entergy Services Inc	66	$64,069	76.74%
The Univeristy Of Southern Missisippi	64	$37,898	81.01%
Alcorn State University	61	$44,258	78.21%
Hattiesburg Clinic P A	60	$211,437	83.33%
Jackson Public School District	54	$48,451	81.82%
Jindal Tubular Usa Llc	54	$81,628	98.18%
Implementation Technologies Consulting Inc	51	$53,973	92.73%
Seven Seas Technologies Inc	46	$51,224	86.79%
Baptist Memorial Medical Group	44	$176,066	91.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jindal Tubular Usa Llc	7	$76,437	17.95%
Integrated Management Services Pa	7	$56,196	18.42%
Sofidel America Corp	5	$90,588	15.15%
Delta Regional Medical Center	5	$119,087	21.74%
Clarksdale Municipal School District	5	$35,788	22.73%
Saks Fifth Avenue Llc	5	$77,372	25.00%
Mississippi Baptist Health System	4	$124,863	20.00%
Abb Inc	4	$70,440	20.00%
Pharma Pac Llc	4	$50,721	21.05%
Abb Enterprise Software Inc	4	$81,266	22.22%

Top Industries in Mississippi (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administration Of Public Health Programs	27	$39,982	79.41%
Educational Support Services	25	$32,818	80.65%
Management Consulting Services	25	$65,616	92.59%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	22	$83,427	84.62%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	22	$72,336	88.00%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	20	$92,367	86.96%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	20	$56,945	86.96%
Professional Employer Organizations	20	$165,196	90.91%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	20	$70,430	90.91%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	18	$43,277	85.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	19	$25,498	100.00%
Rice Farming	17	$22,444	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	17	$25,980	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	16	$25,604	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	15	$23,559	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	13	$21,052	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	12	$25,808	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	11	$25,645	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	10	$24,646	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	9	$21,461	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming	2	$25,126	15.38%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	2	$64,210	25.00%
Other Food Manufacturing	2	$51,096	25.00%
Environmental Consulting Services	2	$59,561	25.00%
Junior Colleges	2	$45,520	25.00%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	2	$43,951	28.57%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing	2	$65,978	28.57%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	2	$80,413	33.33%
Oil And Gas Extraction	2	$130,073	33.33%
Travel Agencies	2	$63,284	40.00%

Mississippi Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Mississippi to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Mississippi over all years is $72,685. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.